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Congress, you’re up. As expected, President Trump has ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program put in place by Barack Obama through executive action. No surprise there; Trump promised to end DACA during the campaign, even though he had teased the so-called Dreamers with assurances that they need not worry. His exact words: “I love these kids.” Under DACA, undocumented immigrants under the age of 31 as of June 15, 2012, who came to the U.S. before they were 16 years old a

The Department of Labor’s May 2016 Final Rule, which would have more than doubled the minimum salary necessary to satisfy the “executive, administrative or professional” (the “EAP” or “white collar”) overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act, is invalid, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has held. State of Nevada v. U.S. Dep’t of Labor, No. 4:16-CV-731, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 140522 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 31, 2017). This cements the position the court took in granti

The "dreamers" program instituted in 2012 by Barack Obama's administration could be on its way out. Officially named the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the act allows certain undocumented immigrants who entered the country as children, to hold work permits, and defer their deportation. Reports from the White House press corps suggest the program could end as soon as September 1, although the White House has disputed the accuracy of those reports. Texas and nine other s

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Trump administration would be reversing the ban put in place by the Obama administration that halted the sale of certain surplus military equipment to local police departments. The two-year-old ban was in response to a string of racially motivated riots, the most widely publicized being that in Ferguson, Missouri. Sessions and the administration contend that the ban was a knee-jerk reaction that was overreaching, and the restoration of the prog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtOOzO6OmOU Anyone who hasn't seen enough evidence that partisanship is toxic to American society need look no further than the way partisan politicians, media, and voters politicize national disaster relief. This ugly political pastime is on display yet again in all its boorish insensitivity and lack of decency as Americans struggle to survive and stay safe in the wake of Hurricane Harvey's destruction. After Texas Senator Ted Cruz thanked Donald Trump in a pr

Following some extraordinary media scrutiny, the City of San Diego has decided to send its Lifeguard Swift Water Rescue Team to Houston to assist in the search and rescue efforts. The Lifeguard team has tremendous experience in handling hurricane related rescue efforts, having saved lives in Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina. According to sources within the Lifeguard department, 11 members of the team and their equipment will immediately be heading to Houston. IVN was the first media outlet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLFCYdgtzUU As of Monday evening, Hurricane Harvey had killed at least 10 people, according to the New York Times. The economic toll is impossible to calculate as of yet, but the Wall Street Journal puts it in the “tens of billions of dollars.” We watch the latest news coverage of neighbors and rescuers who are risking their own safety to help the people stranded in Houston, to provide them what they need in a difficult time. What you see are not Republicans an

In a letter that is bound to raise some questions and a few eyebrows, Ed Harris, a San Diego Lifeguard Sergeant and union leader, has apologized to Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and the citizens of Houston, that he and his nationally recognized river rescue team, have been told to stand down and not travel to Texas by the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Harris sent the letter as FEMA has asked that all available resources are sent to Houston to assist with the res

HURRICANE HARVEY The pictures and stories disseminiating from Texas following Hurricane Harvey are both terrifying and remarkable. From families being separated from rising flood waters, to alligators showing up on the front doors of residences, to complete washouts of roads and communities, the devastation from Harvey has been called "catastrophic." At least 5 people have died in the storm, dozens of injuries have been reported and the search and rescue operations will likely continue early t

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duUV6KPTIaw In looking around the world at immigration policies, you'll find Merit/Point-Based Immigration systems in a number of countries.According to FAIR, the following countries are: * Australia * Austria * Canada * Denmark * Germany * Hong Kong * Japan * Mexico* * New Zealand * South Korea * United Kingdom *Mexico doesn't officially classify its immigration policy as a merit/point-based system, but has many of the same tenets as the system. Ru